HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3217

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1981 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 2B - Alcoholic Beverages

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(n) (1) In Harford County the annual fee for a [six] 6 day,
Monday through Saturday, license is $1,600 for a restaurant and
$2,100 for a hotel. The annual fee for a [seven] 7 day license
is $1,975 for a restaurant and $2,475 for a hotel. The license
permits the sale of liquor for consumption inside the premises
only. In addition, but only as to any 6 or 7 day restaurant or
hotel license issued prior to July 1, 1984 or a holder of a
temporary Class B-l license who is in the process of upgrading
the license to a Class B license as of July 1, 1984, beer and
wine may be sold for consumption on and off sale pursuant to §
14(g). As to any 6 or 7 day restaurant license issued on or
after July 1, 1984, beer and wine may be sold for consumption on
the premises only. These licenses shall be issued by the liquor
control board.

(2)  This license may be issued in Harford County to
AN APPLICANT FOR a bona fide hotel which (i) is an establishment
for the accommodation of the public, providing services
ordinarily found in hotels, (ii) is equipped with no fewer than
25 rooms, a lobby with a registration and mail desk and seating
facilities, and a dining room which serves full-course meals at
least twice daily. This license in a hotel permits sale at bars
or counters, but not liquor, beer, or wine for consumption off
the premises. As to any such license issued prior to July 1,
1984, beer and wine may be sold for consumption on and off sale
pursuant to § 14(g).

(3)  This license may be issued in Harford County to
AN APPLICANT FOR a restaurant which meets the following
requirements and conditions: (i) serves full-course meals at
least twice daily; (ii) has a regular seating capacity of tables,
not including seats at bars or counters for 60 or more persons;
(iii) has been in full-time operation as a restaurant for not
less than [six] 6 months immediately preceding the time the
application is made for the license. However the [six] 6 month
time period requirement does not apply to a licensee whose
business has been disrupted or interrupted as a result of fire or
other disaster; (iv) has had daily average receipts from the sale
of food in excess of sales of alcoholic beverages during the
[six] 6 month period immediately preceding the application for
license.

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